working visas

[supraboy]

anybody gone out on a working Visa recently?

I am planning on going out within the next 4 months, on a 12 month visa, I have worked lined up and am now looking at Visa's. I have a few questions if anybody could help me out that would be great.

How much do you need to have saved up, my sister told me $2,000 but i have just seen elsewhere its $5,000!

I've read that you can only work for the same employer for 6 months, I would like to stay with the same employer for all of my time ideally and thereafter if they were willing to sponsor me... is a 12 month working visa the best one to go out on?

How much would you say is minimum wage to live comfortably? I am not expecting to be on a big wage, it is not that kind of industry, I will be living with my sister (unfortunately she cant really answer any of these questions in good enough detail for me as she moved out 6 years ago) so wont be paying a lot in rent/bills.

Thanks

Chris

[Talk2Dave]

supraboy said:

anybody gone out on a working Visa recently?

I am planning on going out within the next 4 months, on a 12 month visa, I have worked lined up and am now looking at Visa's. I have a few questions if anybody could help me out that would be great.

How much do you need to have saved up, my sister told me $2,000 but i have just seen elsewhere its $5,000!

I've read that you can only work for the same employer for 6 months, I would like to stay with the same employer for all of my time ideally and thereafter if they were willing to sponsor me... is a 12 month working visa the best one to go out on?

How much would you say is minimum wage to live comfortably? I am not expecting to be on a big wage, it is not that kind of industry, I will be living with my sister (unfortunately she cant really answer any of these questions in good enough detail for me as she moved out 6 years ago) so wont be paying a lot in rent/bills.

Thanks

Chris

I've been here nearly three weeks now and arrived on a WHV, it is indeed $5000, although you won't need this until you enter Australia, (or in most cases not at all, customs never asked me for proof) although it's worthwhile having the funds available.

6 months is the maximum for one employer, and if you want to extend it to two years, 88 days regional work is required.

I've been lucky enough to hit the ground running, and am now working for a big car dealer chain, and they are looking into sponsoring me to stay, but if your new employer is willing to sponsor you or you can get a work visa then go for it.

Most backpackers survive on $15p/h, the minimum wage is roughly $20p/h, here in Perth I would personally say you would need 60K a year to really live comfortably.

PM me if you need any advice

[pad58]

My son has been there since last october and loving it.
He took a lot of money with him about £4500 which was in his bank account and also had another for back up,(I know I spoil him),he didn't look for work straight away, just bummed about abit,but now works in a 2 star mich hotel and loves it so much he wants to stay for another year.
He's hoping to get his present employer to sponsor him so he can stay on.

So go for it OP and enjoy I wish I did 30 years ago.

[james280779]

well if it helps, take as much as you can. SLightly different but I moved here 4 years ago. I took nearly $30k with me and within three months it was gone. I didnt party, I didnt even have much fun. Thats how much it cost to get set up, buy a cheap car, find a place to rent (took over a month so nearly $10k in hotel bills alone) food. It was a tough time

[Hitch78]

If you're young free and single and willing to doss down and take the bus that amount would be fine; if you've any responsibilities or like your nights out it will burn away super quick!

[Xaero]

Talk2Dave said:

I've been here nearly three weeks now and arrived on a WHV, it is indeed $5000, although you won't need this until you enter Australia, (or in most cases not at all, customs never asked me for proof) although it's worthwhile having the funds available.

6 months is the maximum for one employer, and if you want to extend it to two years, 88 days regional work is required.

I've been lucky enough to hit the ground running, and am now working for a big car dealer chain, and they are looking into sponsoring me to stay, but if your new employer is willing to sponsor you or you can get a work visa then go for it.

Most backpackers survive on $15p/h, the minimum wage is roughly $20p/h, here in Perth I would personally say you would need 60K a year to really live comfortably.

PM me if you need any advice

That information is for a working holiday visa, which is different. For a working visa (which you need a company in Oz to sponsor you to get) there is no maximum limit on how long you can work for one employer. The idea behind the limit for WHV is to encourage people to move on and holiday, and not come and just work all the time.

[Mattt]

Xaero said:

That information is for a working holiday visa, which is different. For a working visa (which you need a company in Oz to sponsor you to get) there is no maximum limit on how long you can work for one employer. The idea behind the limit for WHV is to encourage people to move on and holiday, and not come and just work all the time.

I believe the OP meant WHV.